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Small and Medium Enterprises

SME sector: SBP revises per party exposure limits

KARACHI: Aimed at facilitating the SME sector, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has revised the per party exposure...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 06:26am

Business & Finance

100 SMEs across country: inDrive Rozgar initiative launched

KARACHI: inDrive, a leading ride-hailing company, has launched the inDrive Rozgar initiative; a groundbreaking...

Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am

Business & Finance

Over 5m SMEs receive mere 7pc of private sector credit

LAHORE: Despite the significant importance, over 5 million SMEs has been facing a huge credit gap, receiving only 7%...

Published 18 Dec, 2023 06:42am

CCP analysis on SME sector: ‘Complex regulatory regime pushes up cost of doing business’

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has declared that the complex regulatory regime has created...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:22am

Business & Finance

Mines and mineral sector in Khyber district: Study delineates policy reforms, programmes to facilitate SMEs

PESHAWAR: A qualitative study of mines and mineral sector in the tribal district Khyber, Khyber Pakhtukhwa has...

Published 22 May, 2023 06:23am

Markets

PSX, Karandaaz sign accord to facilitate smaller enterprises

KARACHI: In a landmark development for the capital market, Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) signed an Agreement with...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 06:40am

Business & Finance

InfraZamin, HBL facilitate Multinet for greater digital reach

KARACHI: InfraZamin Pakistan’s partial credit risk guarantee cover of Rs 1,575 million ($7.6 million) on the...

Published 23 Aug, 2022 05:56am

Business & Finance

Small and Medium Enterprises: Outstanding bank financing grows 8.8pc to Rs524bn in 2021: SECP chief

ISLAMABAD: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Aamir Khan Thursday said that the...

Published 22 Apr, 2022 05:36am

Business & Finance

PPAF, FWBL sign MoU to promote agri-businesses in Pakistan

KARACHI: The MoU between Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) and First Women Bank Limited (FWBL) would ease...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am

Men, women entrepreneurs: SME policy envisages big incentives

The annual turnover for category I SMEs has been proposed at Rs100 million while in category II, annual sales turnover will be between Rs100 million to Rs250million

Updated 14 Nov, 2021 09:20am

Business & Finance

'Oracle Cloud can change the game for businesses in Pakistan'

LAHORE: Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan can enhance their efficiency and come up with innovative ...

Published 13 Nov, 2021 04:08am

Business & Finance

Second phase of EU-Pakistan Business Forum begins tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The delegation of the European Union (EU) to Pakistan is launching the second phase of the EU-Pakistan...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 04:44am

Editorials

SMEs: policy needs provincial support

EDITORIAL: This government is rightly lending focus to the promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the...

Published 06 Sep, 2021 06:14am

Business

Tax Year 2021: FBR uploads SMEs return forms on IRIS portal

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has uploaded the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) return forms for...

Published 03 Sep, 2021 04:58am

Business & Finance

Cuba legalizes small and medium enterprises in boost for private sector

HAVANA: The Cuban government on Friday approved a law authorizing the creation of small and medium enterprises...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Pakistan

Indonesian consul general for enhancing coop with SMEs sector in Pakistan

An Indonesia-Pakistan portal had established to facilitate bilateral trade, the envoy said and invited the business community of Karachi to get registered at the portal to find business opportunities in Indonesia.

Published 24 Jun, 2021 06:52pm

Business & Finance

SMEs are the key to success: Robert Skidmore

KARACHI: Chief of Sector & Enterprise Competitiveness, International Trade Center (ITC), Robert Skidmore has ...

Published 23 Jun, 2021 04:26am

Perspectives

Sustainable job creation – a potential government strategy

According to the World Bank, there are almost 200 million people out of work across the globe and governments are...

Published 12 Mar, 2021 01:23pm

Perspectives

Small and Medium Enterprises - An Engine of Growth and Need for Policy Measures

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a significant role in the economic growth of a country. They are considered...

Published 19 Jan, 2021 12:14pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	277.93
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	277.83
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	154.04
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	5,985.38
India Sensex / Nov 13	77,690.95
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	38,749.93
Nasdaq / Nov 13	19,230.72
Hang Seng / Nov 13	19,649.91
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	8,030.33
Dow Jones / Nov 13	43,958.19
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	19,003.11

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 12	231,911
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	68.13
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	2,561.88
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	71.16
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 14 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 14 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	599.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 14 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 14 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 14 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	62.51 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 14 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.80 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 14 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,019.78 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 14 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 14 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 14 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 14 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	599.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 14 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 14 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 14 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	62.51 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 14 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.80 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 14 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,019.78 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 14 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 14 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 14 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	43,291,848 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 14 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,201,636 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 14 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	31,524,926 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 14 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,455,465 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Nov 14 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	26,996,630 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 14 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	26,013,918 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 14 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	25,704,933 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 14 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	23,694,836 ▲ 0.00
Secure Logistics / Nov 14 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	23,623,241 ▲ 0.00

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